Where does “pitkit” come from?
pitkit (Livonian) comes from Livonian pitka, from Proto-Finnic pitkä, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pitkit (Livonian): length
Definitions
- length
Ancestry of “pitkit”, step by step
pitkit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Livonian pitka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livonian | pitka | long |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pitkä | long; tall |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 4 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via Livonian it
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livonian | it | union |